American Journalist Tim Pool escorted by Swedish police to leave public area due to safety concerns. - Polidicks

[quote]UPDATED: American journalist Tim Pool received a police escort out of the Rinkeby suburb of Stockholm on Wednesday after he and his colleague were followed by masked men, he told The Local. "Several men started masking up and following us. Police told us to leave and had to escort us to our car," he wrote in a Twitter post on Wednesday. "I started talking to the police. They told me some interesting things about the good they think they can do there, and then one of the other cops basically said 'I have a tip for you, look at what the men around you are doing'," Pool told The Local. "We had noticed a bunch of people putting up their hoods, whispering to each other, so the cop was like 'maybe it would be smart if you were to leave now, that's my tip for you'. They got in their car to escort us out and we just had to walk alongside their vehicle, and they followed us to our car. As we were walking there were people following us, yelling things," he added. A Stockholm police press spokesperson told The Local that they were aware of the tweets but were unable to find any specific reports filed about it on their system, though they would continue to look into it. Frida Nordlöf, a police officer in the Järva district, later told regional Stockholm newspaper Mitt i that Pool and his colleague had not been escorted out of the area by police. "We had extra officers on the ground because of a poetry evening in Rinkeby with a lot of visitors. When Tim Pool took out a camera and started filming a group of young people they pulled their hoods up and covered their faces and shouted at him to stop filming. The officers then told Tim Pool that it was not wise to stay there in the middle of the square and keep filming," she said. "Then the patrol was going to Rinkeby Academy and that's where Pool's team had parked their car so it was more out of coincidence that they followed each other there." Last week The Local reported from Rinkeby without incident following a night of car-burnings and rioting in the suburb. Asked if his filming equipment may have triggered an interest in what he was doing in Rinkeby, Pool said he and his colleague did have a sizable camera on them, but they were not filming when groups started to gather, and that they had used the same equipment in Malmö's Rosengård suburb without issue. "This was the most extreme thing that has happened, even though nothing really happened. It's just that something might have happened, and the police got agitated," he noted. Describing himself as a "conflict and crisis journalist", Pool has been reporting in Sweden since last week. His visit included a trip to Malmö partially funded by Paul Joseph Watson, editor of conspiracy theory website Infowars, who promised to pay for a trip to the city for any journalist who claimed it was safe.[/quote] English source [url]http://www.thelocal.se/20170301/police-told-me-to-leave-rinkeby-us-journalist-tim-pool[/url] Swedish Source [url]https://mitti.se/nyheter/mottes-maskerade-rinkeby/[/url] [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODw7o34Vdbk[/media]

So does this prove that Sweden is dangerous or that Swedish police are extra cautious?

[QUOTE=Helix Snake;51897233]So does this prove that Sweden is dangerous or that Swedish police are extra cautious?[/QUOTE] Extra cautious to what would be a good question actually. Cause is this a normal behavior would be something to ask about Sweden.

[QUOTE=Tudd;51897243]Extra cautious to what would be a good question actually. Cause is this a normal behavior would be something to ask about Sweden.[/QUOTE] If a dude went around the Southern US making a documentary about how bad it is then I'm fairly certain they'd get pissed off Southerners following them around too. To think that Sweden is somehow worse then the US because of this is asinine

[quote] His visit included a trip to Malmö partially funded by Paul Joseph Watson, editor of conspiracy theory website Infowars, who promised to pay for a trip to the city for any journalist who claimed it was safe.[/quote] yeah i don't trust anything this guy says. what a fucking joke why are you constantly trying to push this weird narrative about sweden dude

I don't get it. In the video, Tim Pool is talking about how he's getting escorted and that the police said that there's 50 men that could be coming within a few minutes to cross with him. However, in the video, and by the policeman's testimony: 1.) He didn't get escorted. 2.) There wasn't this "group of 50 men" following Pool, but the police just tipped him not to swing a camera around a bad area. [QUOTE]"This was the most extreme thing that has happened, even though nothing really happened. It's just that something might have happened, and the police got agitated," he noted. [...] "I try to make sure these kind of things don't happen when we go in and we don't provoke these situations. It's part of the job, I've seen worse things, of course," he concluded.[/QUOTE] I know Tim Pool's got sort of a conservative bias, but he didn't even seem that phased in this video. His previous videos showed that there wasn't much happening around there, either. This would literally happen in any bad part of any city in the United States.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897265]If a dude went around the Southern US making a documentary about how bad it is then I'm fairly certain they'd get pissed off Southerners following them around too. To think that Sweden is somehow worse then the US because of this is asinine[/QUOTE] This video doesn't even corroborate the guy's story. No masked men. No shouting. They weren't followed on the way back to their car by anyone other than the police--the only verifiable detail that seems to match the story being presented by Pool--which the police themselves say was a coincidence. You don't have to take Tudd's interpretation of reality as fact if there isn't any proof for it.

[QUOTE=CG-105;51897307]This video doesn't even corroborate the guy's story. No masked men. No shouting. They weren't followed on the way back to their car by anyone other than the police--the only verifiable detail that seems to match the story being presented by Pool--which the police themselves say was a coincidence. You don't have to take Tudd's interpretation of reality as fact if there isn't any proof for it.[/QUOTE] I said that to highlight the fact that even Tudds interpretation of events is detrimental to his belief that Sweden is a bad place to live.

this is the guy who left milwuakee because he decided it wasn't safe for white people [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJMOWEAAth0[/media]

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897265]If a dude went around the Southern US making a documentary about how bad it is then I'm fairly certain they'd get pissed off Southerners following them around too.[/QUOTE] What, no? People make videos hating on the south all the time with no consequences.

[del]Just a reminder, gents, this is Tim Pool of Infowars.[/del] Whoops, correction. Tim Pool's trip to sweden was apparently partially sponsored by Infowars. It seems that the man's previous reporting has been in covering Occupy Wall Street, where he was apparently attacked by masked assailants also. I wonder why he's been targeted so frequently. Maybe he's got an ancient clan of ninjas hunting him.

[QUOTE=Swiket;51897318]this is the guy who left milwuakee because he decided it wasn't safe for white people [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJMOWEAAth0[/media][/QUOTE] And?

[QUOTE=sgman91;51897324]What, no? People make videos hating on the south all the time with no consequences.[/QUOTE] If you were a controversial journalist writing an article about how shitty parts of the south are and then made it was public knowledge I'm fairly certain a few angry people would start fucking with you. [editline]1st March 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=srobins;51897338]And?[/QUOTE] Me and my white girlfriend were in Milwaukee a few months ago and had literally no problems. As a matter of fact 44% of Milwaukee is white which means that his assertion that Milwaukee is not safe for white people is flat out false. If he lied about Milwaukee then his credibility in regards to Sweden is questionable at the very least.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897372]If you were a controversial journalist writing an article about how shitty parts of the south are and then made it was public knowledge I'm fairly certain a few angry people would start fucking with you.[/QUOTE] You wouldn't have to worry about masked gangs physically attacking you, though. It's just not something that happens. As a side note, I'm not even sure what a "controversial journalist" would look like in the US. Michael Moore?

[QUOTE=sgman91;51897418]You wouldn't have to worry about masked gangs physically attacking you, though. It's just not something that happens.[/QUOTE] Which is why this whole thing is so suspicious. Pool has also claimed to have been attacked by a masked gang when he covered Occupy Wall Street. So something very strange seems to follow him, and I'd like to understand why.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897372] Me and my white girlfriend were in Milwaukee a few months ago and had literally no problems. As a matter of fact 44% of Milwaukee is white which means that his assertion that Milwaukee is not safe for white people is flat out false. If he lied about Milwaukee then his credibility in regards to Sweden is questionable at the very least.[/QUOTE] Do you understand the context at all? No? Then don't post about it. Watch the video or don't talk about things you think they said that they didn't. I'm sure if you saw someone who had been shot, you'd probably want to leave too.

[QUOTE=space1;51897428]Do you understand the context at all? No? Then don't post about it. Watch the video or don't talk about things you think they said that they didn't. I'm sure if you saw someone who had been shot, you'd probably want to leave too.[/QUOTE] He went to a presumably predominantly poor region of Milwaukee during a riot and then said Milwaukee wasn't safe for white people, despite the city being 44% white. This would be like me going to Skidrow in LA by myself and then proclaiming the entire city was not safe because someone mugged me. [editline]1st March 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=sgman91;51897418]You wouldn't have to worry about masked gangs physically attacking you, though. It's just not something that happens. As a side note, I'm not even sure what a "controversial journalist" would look like in the US. Michael Moore?[/QUOTE] it happened to top gear [media]http://youtu.be/pKcJ-0bAHB4[/media]

[QUOTE]Describing himself as a "conflict and crisis journalist", Pool has been reporting in Sweden since last week. His visit included a trip to Malmö partially funded by Paul Joseph Watson, editor of conspiracy theory website Infowars, who promised to pay for a trip to the city for any journalist who claimed it was safe.[/QUOTE] hmm yes no conflict of interest here

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897451]He went to a presumably predominantly poor region of Milwaukee during a riot and then said Milwaukee wasn't safe for white people, despite the city being 44% white. This would be like me going to Skidrow in LA by myself and then proclaiming the entire city was not safe because someone mugged me.[/QUOTE] I just watched the video, when did he say that? He seems to just be saying that he's not covering the protests/riots anymore.

[QUOTE=sgman91;51897479]I just watched the video, when did he say that? He seems to just be saying that he's not covering the protests/riots anymore.[/QUOTE] 2:47.

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897451]He went to a presumably predominantly poor region of Milwaukee during a riot and then said Milwaukee wasn't safe for white people, despite the city being 44% white. This would be like me going to Skidrow in LA by myself and then proclaiming the entire city was not safe because someone mugged me. [/QUOTE] can you read? [QUOTE=space1;51897428][b]context[/b][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Kyle902;51897451]during a riot[/QUOTE] i think this is EXACTLY the reason he felt it was unsafe for white people(AT THE TIME)

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897265]If a dude went around the Southern US making a documentary about how bad it is then I'm fairly certain they'd get pissed off Southerners following them around too. To think that Sweden is somehow worse then the US because of this is asinine[/QUOTE] I never said that the Sweden is worse than the US?

[QUOTE=Kyle902;51897492]2:47.[/QUOTE] So you're taking the phrase "to be here" as in being in the city at all? Are you trying to totally ignore the context of the entire video where he specifies that he's talking about the protests/riots? The entire reason he's in the city is to cover the protests. [editline]1st March 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Kyle902;51897451]it happened to top gear[/QUOTE] You're completely shifting goalposts. You went from talking about being a controversial journalist to people whose entire purpose is to antagonize others in order to get a negative response. Yes, if you try to get a rise out of people, you will probably succeed with some.

[QUOTE=sgman91;51897418]As a side note, I'm not even sure what a "controversial journalist" would look like in the US. Michael Moore?[/QUOTE] James O'Keefe

[QUOTE=Lambeth;51897599]James O'Keefe[/QUOTE] Don't call O'Keefe a journalist. Worm's more his speed. [editline]1st March 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=sgman91;51897574] You're completely shifting goalposts. You went from talking about being a controversial journalist to people [B]whose entire purpose is to antagonize others in order to get a negative response.[/B][/QUOTE] Now you're getting it. Tim Pool seems to get attacked by masked assailants wherever he goes. Like you said, this stuff doesn't just happen normally. Something is pissing people off around him, and I'd love to know what it is.

[QUOTE=sgman91;51897574]You went from talking about being a controversial journalist to people whose entire purpose is to antagonize others in order to get a negative response.[/QUOTE] That sound like Milo Yian-whatevers MO.

[QUOTE=sgman91;51897574]So you're taking the phrase "to be here" as in being in the city at all? Are you trying to totally ignore the context of the entire video where he specifies that he's talking about the protests/riots? The entire reason he's in the city is to cover the protests. [editline]1st March 2017[/editline] You're completely shifting goalposts. You went from talking about being a controversial journalist to people whose entire purpose is to antagonize others in order to get a negative response. Yes, if you try to get a rise out of people, you will probably succeed with some.[/QUOTE] Can't just call things you don't like "shifting the goalposts"

Tudd posts misleading smear about Sweden from disreputable source. In other new the sun rose this morning and the moon continues to orbit.

[QUOTE=God of Ashes;51897270]yeah i don't trust anything this guy says. what a fucking joke why are you constantly trying to push this weird narrative about sweden dude[/QUOTE] Well, shit, can I call myself a journalist and get a free ticket to Sweden please?

Other Swedes can continue ignoring problems we have in this country, but i'm glad for getting an outside perspective. Our own media is not critical enough.